Islamists and pirates to coordinate after pact

摘要

Somali rebel group al-Shabaab has formed a pact with pirate gangs that will see the pirates allowed to anchor hijacked ships at the central port of Haradheere in return for a 20% cut of future ransoms received, Reuters has reported. "After negotiation we signed the 20% ransom share to al-rnShabaab and they released our leaders today," a pirate calling himself Ali told Reuters on 22 February. "Now our relationship with al-Shabaab has improved.